SS United States: "The Big U"

[@matthewcox6615]

The United States is one of my favourite ocean liners of all time, she deserves to be saved as America's Flagship!

[@Darrigrande]

It is really a pity that now is in so a state of disrepare!

[@johntracy72]

God bless America.

[@jamesholton2630]

It’s going to become an artificial reef

[@tylerfrederick246]

My God! The United States is Marvelous! She is the Ultimate American Liner!

[@boatmaster-qn5fb]

Super True!

[@tylerfrederick246]

Tyson Perry! Do you kiss your mother with those lips?

[@tylerfrederick246]

She has a graceful stern.

[@chrisjeffries2322]

Excellent presentation, Thank you..

[@michlo3393]

When she broke _Queen Mary's_ record she was "just cruising" using only 60-ish% of her available power to average 35.59 knots on her maiden voyage. After that she ran to schedule. We never did get to see what her fastest trans-Atlantic time could have been if they ran her flat out.

[@AqyarQırım]

Thank you for video and photo, it is exellent !!!

[@BlueEyedCubTN]

Your selection of music is masterful

[@germanname1990]

Last time I checked, she's like right there to making it. I got my fingers crossed for her, and I feel pretty good.

[@germanname1990]

+oceanliners andshipsonline Should've replied sooner, but you betcha she is! I was expecting her to be the eastern counterpart of the Queen Mary. I was never expecting her to sail again. When I learned that she was going to head back into service, I was stunned. With all that said I'm looking forward to 2018 and seeing how it all works out.

[@ForeverKeiko]

I really underestimate this ships size. Was in Philly a week ago and seeing her like damn she really is big....

[@johntracy72]

The United States of America needs a flagship ocean liner again.

[@michaelneel4828]

I remember being a young boy of 9 years of age when we were in England for my fathers work for about six months. We went down to see her coming in & I must say she was stunning & the smoke stacks were huge ! I was surrounded by British people & I can still remember being so proud I was an American . well 3 years later we went back to England & sailed on this incredible liner . We had sailed on the Queen Mary & a few other liners but I will always remember the captain of the QM saying we were doing 31 knots & while on the SS United states he told me they were doing 36 knots & it just seamed much smother on the SS United states . Does anyone know if the SS United States had better stabilizers ? Just wondering ? Happy New Years !!!

[@johnbockelie3899]

Shes now a ghost of her.former.self. It made me cry watching those pictures of her glory days.

[@drewbello6218]

Watching this makes me think of my Uncle Art Snow who is part of the original crew of the US as he would always call her. Watching her being built knowing he was there and when I watch her driving through the water knowing he was in the engine room setting her through her paces. On her sea trials and Maiden Voyage he ran the Forward Fire Room as a Second Engineer. Within a few years he was 1st. Assistant.

[@me-hg3lh]

She was an elegant ship, a floating dream... too bad she won't be sailing anytime soon, but The Big U doesn't deserve to be scrapped, people have to get up off there heads and save this amazing piece of history, but I see her every month cause I live near her, in south Philadelphia, she is basically my patron ship! In my room I have a picture of her, too.. so if she gets scrapped I will always see her in my heart... this is the last of her kind, the SS American Star (her sister ship) is already rotten into the sand, she and the SS United States were beautiful Ocean Liners! (Fact: my profile image used to be the SS United States)

[@arskmp]

Too bad she's roting away. We need to do somthing,FAST!!!!

[@glennevans5824]

Man she was fast........35 knots I heard even a bit more.....I worked for United States Lines sad it became a victim of t he times

[@garynorton5116]

Glenn Evans actualy closer to 40 knts once

[@Robert-yp9zs]

In late 1952 she brought frozen turkeys to Antwerp so we could have a turkey to celebrate a traditional Thanksgiving.

[@samueldobbs4310]

Can anybody tell me the name of the music please particularly the later half of the video.

[@seanroche2358]

Some cruise line needs to buy and refurbish this beautiful ship

[@Finnmarken91]

This is probably one of the only things I reflect on right now to remind me to be a Proud American.

[@johntracy72]

I'm proud to be an American also.

[@xavierlauzac5922]

Future of SS United States Passenger ship 1952-1969 Laid up 1969-2045 Hotel ship 2045- onwards

[@ArthurGabrichGames]

I hope that this is not the end for her

[@michaelcallahan5358]

Fastest ship in the world to this day!

[@th33ninja]

MS CANADA compared to the SS united states is tiny i don't think it will be 50 thousand tons or be able to carry that many people!

[@michaelcallahan5358]

Never before and never again! Flag flag ship of American. Was partially sponsored by the Us Navy as a troop transport in the event of war. There lies the secret of her constitution and her success .

[@bioflosse]

What is the music score from?

[@eugeneviollet-le-duc5971]

Bien loin d’un paquebot comme le Normandie…

[@michaelcallahan5358]

Flag ship of American ship of state,proud 🇺🇸 American reaching for a dream,that ultimately became reality ,all of the best technology of the time was put into this wonderful ship. She is the Lady in Waiting,the last flag ship of American, ship of state!

[@henrymorgan248]

song name

[@joemancini327]

2:47 the famous picture

[@anthonyxuereb792]

Not worth preserving now, her days are over so put her out of her misery.

[@Jukebocks]

What music is this please?

[@johntracy72]

Go USA!

[@me-hg3lh]

Ship news: the liner SS united States is having a good future, the long lived liner docked in south Philadelphia to be saved and restored to sail AGAIN by new yorkers, the ss united states conservancy didn't fail!

[@TheVaughan5]

+Ava M If the new owners wreck her like was done to the S.S. France then saving it will have been in vain!

[@crow6113]

ArchJasiri HH Well Crystal Cruises just announced it won't be sailing but gave the fundraiser 350k to help

[@koltondoesstuff2437]

save Americas Flagship!

[@jonathanking9500]

350 thousand fire engine an by fuel. the salvage of the ss america for future cash an parts an plates

[@seansparks2803]

Very disappointed with this video. Without doubt the most undeserving video from your collection. It doesn't take into account her withdrawal from service in 1969 and the reasons behind it and there's no mention of her being laid up in Newport News, Virginia. There is absolutely nothing regarding the UNITED STATES going to Turkey and to the Ukraine to have her asbestos removed prior to an aborted conversion into a cruise ship before she eventually returned to the USA to lay up on the Delaware River in Philadelphia where she still remains. This video could have and should have been twice as long as the ridiculous 04.27. So much has been missed in this video and for those who are totally unaware of the history of the UNITED STATES they would be non the wiser. This has surely put me off viewing any more videos from your site.

[@franciscotroncoso2695]

i do nit kniw what the bit fuzz is

[@hevendor958]

the United States is a ventage America Ocean liner well to be the last surviving America Ocean liner while note the Queen mary doesn't count because she is a british ocean liner

[@franciscotroncoso2695]

awful

[@lloydholland9522]

It is a damn shame to wash that thing rot away strip it down and leave it to rot this country we live in is going to shit thanks to Republicans filibuster filibuster filibuster we could have had 0% unemployment if they have been working on the infrastructure for the last nine or 10 years but you need to go talk to McConnell about that going to spend money on this beautiful ship even made it work again use it not every day just make it to where it's usable